Background and Objective: During the manufacture and storage of probiotic products, there are always possibilities that probiotics be exposed to Pumps harmful stresses such as high temperature, low pH, various osmotic pressures and high oxygen levels, which can decrease the number of living cells.Encapsulation is one of the methods used to protect
Mapping Quaking Aspen Using Seasonal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Composite Imagery across the Southern Rockies, USA
Quaking aspen is an important deciduous tree species across interior western U.S.forests.Existing maps of aspen distribution are based on Landsat imagery and often miss small stands (2), which rapidly regrow when managed or following disturbance.In this study, we present methods for deriving a new regional map of aspen forests using one year of Sen
The experiences of patients ill with COVID-19-like symptoms and the role of testing for SARS-CoV-2 in supporting them: A qualitative study in eight European countries during the first wave of the pandemic
AbstractBackground Access to testing during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was limited, impacting patients with COVID-19-like symptoms.Current qualitative studies have been limited to one country or were conducted outside Europe.Objectives To explore - in eight European countries - the experiences of patients consulting in primary care wit
Intranasal influenza virus-vectored vaccine offers protection against clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 infection in small animal models
Abstract The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus has been endemic in aquatic birds since 1997, causing outbreaks in domestic poultry and occasional human infections worldwide.Recently, the cross-species transmission of a new reassortant variant from clade 2.3.4.4b of H5N1 to cattle in the US has heightened concerns regarding the exp